OREANDA-NEWS Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean President Kim Jong-un have started negotiations. This is reported by TASS.

Members of the delegation of the two countries also participate in the negotiations of politicians. The Russian side is attended by Deputy Prime Ministers Marat Khusnullin and Alexey Overchuk, Deputy Prime Minister of Industry Denis Manturov, as well as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Transport Minister Vitaly Saveliev.

In addition, it is specified that the conversation takes place in the meeting room on the first floor of the engineering building of the technical complex of the Soyuz-2 space rocket complex. Putin himself said that he plans to discuss all issues with the North Korean leader slowly.

The same morning, Putin greeted Kim Jong-un at the Vostochny cosmodrome. It is noted that the leader of the DPRK arrived in Russia on an armored train on September 12.